Triple
T11873791
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bloemfontein waterworks |
E282470
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British military campaign in the Orange Free State
The British military campaign in the Orange Free State was a key phase of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces invaded and occupied the Boer republic of the Orange Free State to secure strategic towns, railways, and resources.
|
E950642
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: British military campaign in the Orange Free State | Statement: [Bloemfontein waterworks, associatedWith, British military campaign in the Orange Free State]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British military campaign in the Orange Free State Context triple: [Bloemfontein waterworks, associatedWith, British military campaign in the Orange Free State]
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A.
British campaign in the Transvaal
The British campaign in the Transvaal was a phase of the Second Boer War in which British forces sought to conquer and pacify the Boer-controlled Transvaal Republic through a series of major battles and counter-guerrilla operations.
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B.
Western Transvaal campaign
The Western Transvaal campaign was a phase of the Second Boer War marked by mobile guerrilla fighting between British forces and Boer commandos in the western part of the Transvaal region of South Africa.
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C.
Siege of Ladysmith
The Siege of Ladysmith was a major engagement of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces were encircled and besieged by Boer commandos in the town of Ladysmith in present-day South Africa.
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D.
Siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking was a famous 217-day Boer War siege of a British-held town in South Africa whose relief became a major propaganda victory and symbol of British resilience.
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E.
Battle of Ladysmith
The Battle of Ladysmith was an early engagement of the Second Boer War in 1899 in which British forces clashed with Boer commandos around the town of Ladysmith in Natal, South Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: British military campaign in the Orange Free State Triple: [Bloemfontein waterworks, associatedWith, British military campaign in the Orange Free State]
Generated description
The British military campaign in the Orange Free State was a key phase of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces invaded and occupied the Boer republic of the Orange Free State to secure strategic towns, railways, and resources.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British military campaign in the Orange Free State Target entity description: The British military campaign in the Orange Free State was a key phase of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces invaded and occupied the Boer republic of the Orange Free State to secure strategic towns, railways, and resources.
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A.
British campaign in the Transvaal
The British campaign in the Transvaal was a phase of the Second Boer War in which British forces sought to conquer and pacify the Boer-controlled Transvaal Republic through a series of major battles and counter-guerrilla operations.
-
B.
Western Transvaal campaign
The Western Transvaal campaign was a phase of the Second Boer War marked by mobile guerrilla fighting between British forces and Boer commandos in the western part of the Transvaal region of South Africa.
-
C.
Siege of Ladysmith
The Siege of Ladysmith was a major engagement of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces were encircled and besieged by Boer commandos in the town of Ladysmith in present-day South Africa.
-
D.
Siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking was a famous 217-day Boer War siege of a British-held town in South Africa whose relief became a major propaganda victory and symbol of British resilience.
-
E.
Battle of Ladysmith
The Battle of Ladysmith was an early engagement of the Second Boer War in 1899 in which British forces clashed with Boer commandos around the town of Ladysmith in Natal, South Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6ab2945d081908a5851c916cbcfb5 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8be1a22448190bd0722188c14d7bd |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f281bcd4f88190bb2103a165cb9578 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f28a9378348190866e38259cc9467e |
completed | April 29, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f28c5f7638819098aa93aa1610ca0a |
completed | April 29, 2026, 10:55 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.